Eric Wedge

Mariners manager Eric Wedge is not yet ready to return to his duties this week, the team said Sunday, after he suffered a minor stroke two weeks ago. Bench coach Robby Thompson will continue as acting manager as the M’s take on the Blue Jays starting Monday in Seattle. The Mariners are back home for […]
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Mariners manager Eric Wedge went home Wednesday after spending two nights at a hospital, the ballclub said, having suffered what is believed to have been a “very minor stroke” during pre-game batting practice Monday. Here’s the full statement from the Mariners: We are happy to announce that Eric Wedge has been released from the hospital […]
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Mariners manager Eric Wedge is still at the hospital after suffering dizzy spells during batting practice before Monday’s game. Wedge, 45, was helped off the field and checked out by Mariners medical staff Monday. He appeared to be doing fine, but was taken to the hospital for observation. He reportedly stayed the night, and will […]
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Something needs to prod the Mariners into hitting better and just playing better baseball. But this is hardly the change you’d perhaps expect. Brendan Ryan is one of the best shortstops in Major League Baseball. He finished last season with a .985 fielding percentage and was snubbed — according to many M’s fans, at least […]
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When Justin Smoak arrived in Seattle as part of the blockbuster Cliff Lee trade in 2010, the Mariners thought they were getting an all-around player with great defense and dependable offense. It was a gamble, sure — as most big MLB transactions are — since Smoak was in just his first season in the big […]
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The Mariners on Monday announced that they have hired a new hitting coach, Dave Hansen, three weeks after firing Chris Chambliss. Hansen, 44, most recently was the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers — from July 20, 2011, through the 2012 season. Under his leadership this past season, the Dodgers had a .252 team […]
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The Seattle Mariners on Wednesday — the day after their final game of the season — announced that hitting coach Chris Chambliss will not return next year. “We will begin an immediate search for a new hitting coach,” M’s GM Jack Zduriencik said in an announcement. “On behalf of the Mariners organization, I want to […]
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After trading away relievers Brandon League and Steve Delabar on Monday, the Mariners didn’t make any last-minute moves before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. Starters Jason Vargas and Kevin Millwood — two veterans whose names were thrown about the rumor mill — are still on the team, helping Seattle’s roster of young players get comfortable in […]
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How could Ichiro Suzuki’s first at-bat in a Yankee uniform at Safeco Field have gone any other way? Mere hours after the superstar was dealt to the New York Yankees for a pair of prospects Monday afternoon, Suzuki found himself starting in right field and batting eighth against the team for which he played the […]
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Big changes are afoot for the Mariners. Not only did they trade longtime superstar Ichiro Suzuki to the Yankees before Monday’s game, they optioned first-baseman Justin Smoak to Triple-A after Seattle registered the loss. Smoak, whom the Mariners acquired in the Cliff Lee trade to the Rangers in 2010, was billed as a hot-prospect power […]
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